Obama and Putin Clash at U.N. Over Syria Crisis
- 9 years ago
After circling each other for the past year, President Obama and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia squared off on Monday at the United Nations in dueling speeches that presented starkly different views on the Syrian crisis and how to bring stability to the Middle East.
Mr. Putin talked about mounting a broad effort to support Syria 's president, Bashar al-Assad , as the best bulwark against the spread of the Islamic State and other radical groups, even though the White House has said Mr. Assad has to leave power if there is to be a political solution in Syria.
"The Obama administration would like to find a way to link arms with Russia on a diplomatic process and not have to tackle some of the less palatable issues like creating safe areas in Syria," said Andrew S. Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Mr. Putin talked about mounting a broad effort to support Syria 's president, Bashar al-Assad , as the best bulwark against the spread of the Islamic State and other radical groups, even though the White House has said Mr. Assad has to leave power if there is to be a political solution in Syria.
"The Obama administration would like to find a way to link arms with Russia on a diplomatic process and not have to tackle some of the less palatable issues like creating safe areas in Syria," said Andrew S. Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.